A New Jersey Superior Court judge recently ordered a blogger to defend her status as a journalist and explain why the state’s shield law applies to her in order to avoid revealing the names of government officials she accused of wrongdoing.
The never ending debate.
Good selection of pre-built players and do-it-yourself pointers.
What an incredible story told by Lex Friedman. Especially this part when Lex was asking the guy at the booth some questions:
“I’m done talking to you,” he said, as he moved to position himself directly in front of my face. His expression had gone from brusque to combative. “Did you hear me? I’m done talking to you.”
I’ll tell you what — that wouldn’t have ended the way he anticipated if he did that to me.
Clearly she didn’t understand “public.”
“Dell has a very tough road ahead. The company faces an extended period of uncertainty and transition that will not be good for its customers. And with a significant debt load, Dell’s ability to invest in new products and services will be extremely limited. Leveraged buyouts tend to leave existing customers and innovation at the curb. We believe Dell’s customers will now be eager to explore alternatives, and HP plans to take full advantage of that opportunity.”
That’s cold.
I still want a shoe phone.
Apple began highlighting independent authors in a new section of iBookstore called “Breakout Books.” Great idea.
Dell Inc. today announced it has signed a definitive merger agreement under which Michael Dell, Dell’s Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, in partnership with global technology investment firm Silver Lake, will acquire Dell.
Under the terms of the agreement, Dell stockholders will receive $13.65 in cash for each share of Dell common stock they hold, in a transaction valued at approximately $24.4 billion.
Oh, how ironic. Dell isn’t going out of business, though, just going private.
Rian van der Merwe:
Executive buy-in is a prerequisite for success, so make sure that it’s well understood that even though everyone gets a voice, not everyone gets to decide.
That may very well be the most difficult part for a lot of PMs.
If you have any questions about Skeuomorphism, you should read this.
There are all kinds of app goodies for that special someone in your life.
According to the independent website analytics company StatCounter, Apple had a nice 25.86 percent of mobile Internet usage in January 2013. Although that was a decline of 2.81 percent compared to the same month in 2012, Nokia’s share in the same period fell from 37.67 percent to 22.15 percent, a significant decline.
Seth Godin:
The best way to honor someone who has said something smart and useful is to say something back that is smart and useful. The other way to honor them is to go do something with what you learned.
Great advice.
Very cool if you want to keep the menus available to your readers.
Chris Santacroce was paragliding Thursday in Draper near Lone Peak when his iPhone slipped out of his pocket and fell some 2000 feet to the ground.
He didn’t even know it. “I land and I’m checking my pockets. It’s not there,” he said.
Tough iPhone.
Wired:
If you’re not a hockey fan, you may not know the red light’s iconic flashing, spinning glow and horn sound that accompany every goal.The Budweiser Red Light works by connecting to your Wi-Fi network. After configuring the device with an Android or iPhone app to tell it what teams you are rooting for, it sits sleeping in your rec room. When a game is on, it wakes up and starts listening over the network for a score. When the puck goes in the net, the light goes crazy.
“We are not joking: It’s real, it works and you can buy it,” says the Budweiser Canada homepage.
Yes, it’s real – and every Canadian wants one!
My latest chunk of open-source code is very simple: MGWordCounter provides live word-counting for NSTextViews on OS X and UITextViews on iOS.
Another useful bit of code from Matt Gemmell.
Normann Szkop:
The tulip has come to be a loved symbol of the Netherlands. Many tourists visit the country just to see the bright coloured flower and the astonishing view over the bulb fields. The season begins in March with crocuses, followed by the daffodil and the yellow narcissi.
This is a great photographic example of the idea of taking something we are familiar with and looking at it from different angle.
The minimalist web store has long since expanded to include more than just cables; today, it’s best described as an accessory shop. But in January, the company announced that it was taking a broad step into a new market: It was going to start selling big-ticket electronics under the Monoprice name.
I’ve sworn by Monoprice for years and recommend them anytime anyone asks me where to get cheap cables. Happy to see them expand their product line into electronics to give other e-tailers a run for the money.
Well there’s something the iPhone doesn’t do.
Update: Apparently someone did have a problem with an iPhone 4S.
There are just so many good ones in here.
[Via DF]
Om Malik gives us some valuable lessons that he’s learned over the years.
Now apps found on Google Play can infect your computer. Brilliant strategy Google.
I made fun of BlackBerry and its co-CEOs for quite some time. While I had good reason to do it, I wasn’t against a BlackBerry comeback. However, with the launch behind us, I don’t think they did enough to get themselves off the ropes.
As I said on Amplified last week, BlackBerry needed a stellar launch — both the software and hardware, as well as any new features, had to be blockbuster. They weren’t.
The company changed its name from RIM to BlackBerry, but so what? Its core business was always the BlackBerry, so the change doesn’t signify any major shift in thinking. When Apple changed its name from Apple Computer, Inc. to Apple, Inc. there was a clear shift from just computers to consumer electronic devices, like the iPhone and iPad.
BlackBerry also announced that Alicia Keys would be the new Global Creative Director. A celebrity endorsement is not what people want, they want a better product.
The new BlackBerry received an average response from media, some early reviews were just bad.
BlackBerry needed to give users a reason to switch back from the iPhone or Samsung product they currently own — they didn’t do that. At most, they may have caught up to where everyone else already is, but they needed to do more if they planned to get back all of those customers.
Microsoft Corp is expected to invest around $2 billion in the deal, while private equity firm Silver Lake is expected to put in about $1 billion, the source said. Michael Dell is expected to roll over his roughly 16 percent stake and put in some of his own money so he has control of the company, the source added.
BBEdit 10.5 from Bare Bones Software — The leading professional HTML and text editor for the Mac just keeps getting better. Now with Retina support and many other improvements — download the demo and see for yourself!
I have been using BBEdit to create and maintain every site I’ve built since 1994, including The Loop.
How sad is it when a company has to review its own products on its blog?
Beginning this week, under-12s are banned from the first seven rows of economy class on AirAsia X flights to China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Australia and Nepal.
Brilliant.
Bored of getting your inbox filled with comments from your WordPress Blog? Want’s to see those comments in the Notification Center on your Mac? Wants to see how many unread (and total!) comments are on your blog at a glance? Comments.app is your new friend, it’ll let you know, and one click later, you’re approving, marking as spam or replying.
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